I love being able to pass from a feeling of euphoria to one of calm and serenity.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Yes, there are moments when it's frustrating where you can't put the ball where you want it and you make mistakes.
My favourite dish is from Congo, the native country of my father. It's called Poulet a la Dakatine and is made from chicken, peanut butter and spinach.
I have been regularly confronted with racism, very regularly, and since my earliest childhood.
When you play against Roger, it's always special. First, because you play in a big area, in a big stadium anyway. And every time the crowd is for him, so it's quite a good sensation.
My parents taught me not to complain, to always go forward. They taught me to always finish what I had on my plate. It seems ridiculous but these are little things that in the end make you stronger.
I've had good results on clay during my junior years and I enjoy playing on clay to the opposite of what many media can say.
I think my best friends are my team-mates in Davis Cup. We have been growing up together since we were 11 or 12.
Stupidity cannot be controlled, only contained.
Having a child changes your priorities. I am convinced, for me, it will be something very positive and give me even more motivation.
Whether at the Olympic Games or during a Davis Cup tie I am extremely proud and honored to represent my country.
When you get on to fresh grass courts you always know that they might be a bit slippery but you have to adjust accordingly.
When you play a big server, you are under enormous pressure on your own serve because you cannot afford to be broken. That causes a lot of players to panic: you see double faults or tentative serves. It's all in the mind, but it still happens.
You can't really hit on grass. There are lots of bad bounces, so when the guy plays deep into the spot where the grass has been worn down and he doesn't leave you the time to play, you don't have time to play fast yourself.
I get some letters from a lot of people. Sometimes it's nice, with letters from kids or from parents of kids who want to be tennis players, but I also get racist letters. It's really painful to receive something like that because you're not ready for that. You think to yourself, 'That's really bad.' But I realise that there are people like that.
Facing a great server makes a match so much more difficult, even for the best players in the world.
Everybody's expecting a lot from me.
I try to be consistent in my work, and I'm sure it will give me some rewards.
Janowicz is more than just a big server. He moves well, has a fantastic forehand and good hands.
I give a lot of myself every day. I never get rewards. That's why sometimes, it's tough.
Mikhail Youzhny likes the grass and has plenty of weapons to hurt you with.
I've gotten tougher.
I've got a bit of the eccentricity of Africa and a bit of Western calm.
When you have the ball above the net height on grass, it's easier to play, and when the ball comes at you more slowly, it's easier to play. But when a guy hits hard and deep, I think you have to have been out there playing to understand, but it's hard to really hit the ball.
You know, the girls, they are more unstable emotionally than us. I'm sure everybody will say it's true, even the girls.
My parents always taught me not to be a good tennis player or the best in what I'm doing, but to be polite.
When I fly, it takes me two, three days to recovery, to be good physically.
For me it is always fun to be on the court, and fight, and try to get every ball.
I'm not the most talented on the tour but I like to go to war.
I enjoy every time on the court.
I have a lot of respect for who beats me and that's it.
No, I'm not a bad loser.
You can see Bjorn Borg, but when I watch some game of him I want just to take a nap, no?
It's important to stay normal and live in the real world. I know this is where you find happiness.
My parents weren't rich at all.
One of my goals was to be in the top 100 - just once!
I hope I will have a family. A house, with a garden, will be nice. And I would love a barbecue! Just very simple things and a passion to work hard.
Of course, I believe injury has stopped me winning more tournaments.
I like to play against Juan Monaco.
I would have liked to have been a pro firefighter.
I played soccer and could have probably made it to the top league.
I do a lot of conditionning in the off season with my coach but there a lot of exercise and they are specific to each individual.
Sometimes you cannot do anything because the guy in front of you is playing well and he's doing the right things to make you play in a bad way.
Of course, I want to win a Grand Slam.
Sometimes you go through a few tournaments without having a five-setter.
I have been working on my backhand since I was the age of five. And it's a disaster, my backhand, so I'm working on it.
The most important for me, it's to fight, give my best on court until the last point.
Tennis runs in cycles. There are victories. There are disappointments.
I think the most important is to remain as stable and consistent as possible in terms of emotions, because when you're working, if you work well, you're always rewarded at some point.
I think Roger Rasheed is helping me to be more serious. Also, he can convey his passion for tennis. He loves the game. Also he's enthusiastic about everything, about tactics, about what is happening on the court, and also physically he's really pushing me. He wants me to do my best every day.
